Inkstand



Patentecl Jan. 2, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INKSTAND PaulSiptrott, New York, N. Y.

Application September 24, 1947, Serial No. 775,774

5 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ink bottlestands, and it has for its object to provide a stand or holder, whichwill snugly receive an ink bottle therein in such a manner that saidbottle protrudes just enough above the top of the stand to permit theopening and closing of the closure cap upon the neck of same, while thebody of the bottle is shielded from the accumulation of dust thereon.The said stand is further provided with means, as hereinafter described,whereby a quick disengagement of the ink bottle from the stand may beeffected by a downward pressure upon the top of the closure cap; while anew ink bottle may be inserted into the stand from underneath thelatter, by similar pressure exerted upward upon the bottom of the inkbottle.

The means for permit-ting said operations consists in springs which,while possessing sufficient flexibility, must nevertheless be of suchstrength that in screwing the closure cap on or 01? the bottle, or incase of an accidental downward pressure upon the top of the closure cap,such pressure will not force the lower ends of said springs beneath thebottom of the stand.

While it will thus appear that a quick interchanging of ink bottles maytake place when a bottle has become empty, such change may be madewithout smudging the fingers or the spilling of ink, as the closure capremains on the bottle during said operations.

The ink stand proper may be made of any suitable material, preferablyplastic, and the flanges of said stand may be formed as a base toreceive pencils and pens thereon.

As the construction of my device, although unique, is very simple, thecost of making the same, will only be small.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts,hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this application, and in which similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, andin which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ink stand embodying my device, andhaving an ink bottle therein.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view, of my device, shown inF gure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevational bottom view of my said device and showing thebottom of an ink bottle.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, th

numeral Ill indicates an ink bottle stand, or housing, for an ink bottle2-5 of the conventional shape.

Said stand is at its top provided with an opening H therein adapted toreceive the neck portion 42 with the closure cap I3 of said bottle, assaid bottle with the cap attached thereto, is passed through saidopening H, assuming a position relative to the stand, as shown in Figure1.

The opening H has around its periphery a flange 14 which willarrest'th'e upward movement of the body of the ink bottle, the upperpart or shoulders I5 of said bottle 't-hus' abutting said flange M.

The said stand it is below the shoulder 1 4 formed with a hollow,substantially square portion It, like that of an ink bottle. The standhas upon two opposite sides of the said hollow portion it been formedwith upwardly tapered projections H, I! which are integral with saidstand, and present inwardly flat and parallel surfaces 21, 2'! againstthe body of the ink bottle; the said projections may have threadedopenings I8 adapted to receive screws l9 therein. Springs 20, bent uponthemselves as at 2i, are secured to the projections H, H at the lowerfiat end surfaces 22 of the latter by means of the screws I9; saidsprings, while bent upon themselves at 2! and secured to the taperedprojections H, H, extend downwardly, the inne surfaces of said springsare substantially flat or even with, that is, they may be said to be incontinuation of the surfaces 21, 21.

The springs 26, 2t terminate at their lower ends in bent portions 25,26, and the very ends of the latter are, in turn, formed with bentportions 29, 29 adapted to form the seat for an ink bottle, asdescribed, when said bottle is inserted into the stand If].

The ink bottle may be inserted into said stand or removed from thelatter by a pressure exerted, respectively, upon the bottom of thebottle, or top of the closure cap.

It is, however, important that the springs 20, 20 are of a certain,tested strength in order to hold the bottle securely in place in thestand, while at the same time said springs must be of sufficientflexibility to spread apart far enough to permit the ejection of an inkbottle.

The stand may be provided with a curvature 39 formed by the bending ofthe flange 3|, whereby to provide a receptacle for the placement of pensand pencils therein.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of theappended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, andI do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact constructionshown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:

1. An ink stand formed with an opening in the top thereof and adapted toreceive an ink bottle, a shoulder surrounding said opening, said standbeing made with a four-sided, substantially square hollow space, twoupwardly tapered portions formed integrally with opposite sides of saidhollow space, said tapered portions being fiat at their bottoms andformed with threaded orifices therein, springs made with an angular bendat one end and abutting the bottoms of said tapered portions, saidangular bends having threaded orifices, and screws securing said angularbends to the tapered portions, bends formed upon the other ends of saidsprings and in opposite direction of said first bends, said lowermostbends of the springs being adapted to support the bottom of said inkbottle at such a distance from the bottom of the stand as to absorb anypressure casually exerted upon the top of the bottle, without pushingsaid bottle out of its seat.

2. In a device of the class described, a housing formed with an openingin the top thereof and adapted to receive an ink bottle, a shouldersurrounding said opening, said housing being made with a four-sidedsubstantially square hollow space, two upwardly tapered portions formedintegrally with two opposite sides of the hollow space, said taperedportions being fiat at their lower ends, springs made with an angularbend at one end and abutting the lower ends of said tapered portions,means securing said angular bends to the tapered portions, and bendsformed upon the other ends of said springs and adapted to support an inkbottle.

3. An ink stand formed with an opening in the top thereof and adapted toreceive an ink bottle, said stand being made with a four-sided,substantially square hollow space, two upwardly tapered portions formedintegrally with two opposite sides of the hollow space, said taperedportions being flat at their bottoms, springs made with an angular bendat one end, said angular bends abutting the bottoms of the taperedportions, bends formed upon the lower ends of said springs and inopposite direction of the angular bends, and second bends formed uponsaid lower bends, whereby to form a seat for an ink bottle.

4. In a device, as claimed in claim 3, and wherein the said springs areflush with the sides of the hollow space.

5. In a device, as claimed in claim 3, and wherein said springs, due totheir flexible characteristic will permit the insertion of an ink bottlethrough the bottom of the stand, and the ejection of said bottle fromthe bottom, by an exerted pressure upon the top of the bottle.

PAUL SIPTRO'IT.

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